Logistics Coordinator

Company: Citic Dicastal

Location: Guyancourt, Yvelines, France

Job Type: Full-time

About Us:

Citic Dicastal, the largest aluminum wheel manufacturer in the world since 2008, is renowned for reliability, customer-oriented continuous support and quality of its products. With a robust global presence in China, North- and Middle America, Africa and Europe, Citic Dicastal achieved to become an important supplier for all major car manufacturers across the world.

Citic Dicastal has been in the Top 100 suppliers list in the past 12 consecutive years and and entered in the Top 50 on 2022.

Our dedication to excellence and client satisfaction drives our industry leadership. Citic Dicastal's wheels and castings products enhance vehicle aesthetics, performance, and fuel efficiency. Positioned at the forefront, we continue shaping the future of mobility.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Logistics Coordinator to join our team at Citic Dicastal. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels across our European warehouses and will play a crucial role in communicating forecasting needs to our headquarters (HQ) to facilitate production planning.

Your scope will include the series business with majors OEM having significant presence in Europe and growth perspectives with Citic Dicastal. You will be reporting to the Logistics Director Europe.

Responsibilities:

1. Inventory Management:

- Monitor and manage stock levels in European warehouses to ensure efficient and timely deliveries fulfillment towards our customers.

- Implement inventory control measures to minimize stockouts and excess inventory.

- Collaborate with warehouse contacts to ensure smooth receptions from Dicastal plants and deliveries to our customers.

2. Communication with HQ:

- Communicate every week with the HQ in China to provide updates on inventory status, customers new forecasts, sales trends, and anticipated demand.

- Collaborate with production planning teams at the HQ to align production schedules with forecasted needs.

3. Forecasting and Planning:

- Analyze the trends, evaluate the firm orders and past deliveries in regard to the previous forecasts. Detect abnormal variations that could lead to stock shortage and put customers own production at risk.

- Work closely with sales and marketing teams to limit the obsolete quantities at end of life of some projects.

4. Data Management and Reporting:

- Proficiently use Excel and other relevant tools to maintain and analyze data related to inventory levels, sales, and forecasts.

- Collect forecasts and firm orders from both the OEM and tire fitters which are acting as tier 1 through the EDI, Excel, customers web portals or email communications.

- Prepare regular reports for management, highlighting key performance indicators and areas for improvement.

5. Ensure deliveries and coordinate trucks booking:

- Help to solve any paperwork issue blocking a truck delivery (proforma invoice, packing list or EUR.1).

- Book trucks with the forwarding partner for some deliveries from the EU warehouse to the customer.

- Monitor the pace of empty packaging return from the tire fitters to the EU warehouse and address any potential shortage risk because of lack of packaging.

- Support HQ to arrange trucks back from EU warehouses to Dicastal plants.

Qualifications:

1. Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

2. Proven experience in logistics coordination, preferably in the automotive industry.

3. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel for data analysis and reporting.

4. You are native or bilingual in French. Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal. German would be appreciated.

5. You are proactive, demonstrate a high level of attention and you are fully committed to delivering quality work.

6. Proficiency in incoterms and customs issues would be an appreciated asset.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience in ENGLISH to rachid.bendaoud@dicastal-sales.eu